Title: Import Duplication Error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Import Duplication Error

 *  [formbysurveys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/formbysurveys/)
 * (@formbysurveys)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-duplication-error/)
 * Hi I am trying to import 1000 products which have variations. I have unique SKU
   values for each individual product, with a post_title, post_name, pa_size and
   pa_colour e.g.
    SKU post_title post_name pa_size pa_colour 00001 Product1 Product1
   Small Red 00002 Product1 Product1 Medium Red 00003 Product1 Product1 Large Red
   00004 Product2 Product2 Small Blue 00005 Product2 Product2 Medium Blue 00006 
   Product2 Product2 Large Blue
 * When I import I get duplication errors of either the post_title and/or post_name
   fields.
 * Q1 Does a product need both of these columns?
    Q2 Do either need to be unique?
   Q3 The importer automatically picks up column headings it recognises but doesn’t
   with pa_size and pa_colour – is this correct?
 * In the example above I’m trying to get 2 products (which are the same except 
   for colour) with the options for size and colour for the customer.
 * I’m using WP v3.5, Woocommerce v1.6.6 and CSV Importer v1.1.6
 * Regards
 * Andy
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/woocommerce-csvimport/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/woocommerce-csvimport/)

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 *  Plugin Author [allaerd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/allaerd/)
 * (@allaerd)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-duplication-error/#post-3337888)
 * Hi there,
 * This forum is for the free plugin. You are using the payed plugin from Woo. You
   can [here](http://www.woothemes.com/support/) for support.
 *  Thread Starter [formbysurveys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/formbysurveys/)
 * (@formbysurveys)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-duplication-error/#post-3337889)
 * No Problem. Many Thanks Allaerd, i’ll post there

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 * Last reply from: [formbysurveys](https://wordpress.org/support/users/formbysurveys/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-duplication-error/#post-3337889)
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